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What a great thread. Very helpful indeed A few pages ago the topic of safety was brought up. If you use a respirator Here are a few tips . I am in the hazardous waste industry and here is what we do.
Your cartridges do not have an off and on button they are always working. When your done put the cartridges in a freezer bag to stop them from absorbing everything in the atmosphere. Clean it after every use. Alcohol swaps work fine. If you have a beard or mustache that is around the seal your respirator will not work right. At work we must be clean shaven. A bit extreme for a hobby but I thought you should know. If you can smell the solvents there in your bloodstream that is the bottom line. Make sure you have the correct cartridges they make different ones for different applications. Your paint supplier will have them. We use MSA brand they work good. Also check to make sure it works. Cover the cartridges with both hands and breath in you should feel the mask suck to your face. Cover the valve in the middle of the mask it should puff out as you breath out. Now your sealed and safe.

I am the Stig Actually I am a truck driver in the hazardous waste industry. I drive a tanker truck, roll off trucks and vacuum trucks.Mostly I haul 7000 gallons of stuff that goes KA-BOOM if you have a bad day. Been in the tanker business for 15 of my 17 years of driving. I also make some side money playing music I've been doing that since I was 13. My dad had a body shop and I helped restore cars with my uncle so I have a few hours under my belt with a DA sander.

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